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Whiz Comics (February 1940), #2

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Gangway for Captain Marvel!

Story featuring Captain Marvel / Shazam!

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Introducing Captain Marvel

Story featuring Captain Marvel / Shazam!

Storyline: After being taken by a mysterious stranger to meet the ancient wizard, Shazam, and gaining the powers of Captain Marvel, Billy Batson learns of a mysterious boss called the Phantom Scientist, and decides to report it to the head of Amalgamated Broadcasting Company.

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Ibis Lives Again

Story featuring Ibis the Invincible

Storyline: From the Egyptian wing of a famous American museum, young Prince Amentep rises from the dead as prophesied, and, with the help of the Ibistick, begins helping people in need. He then boards a ship, embarking on a search for the Princess Taia.

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Origin of Golden Arrow

Story featuring Golden Arrow

Storyline: A band of criminals shoot down a hot air balloon piloted by Professor Paul Parsons, his wife and son, in order to get a secret gas formula. The young son is rescued by a lioness, which is shot by an old prospector who raises the child to manhood. That young man, now called Golden Arrow, tracks down the men responsible for his parent's deaths.

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The Coming of Spy Smasher

Story featuring Spy Smasher

Storyline: Spy Smasher goes on the trail to capture the Mask, who is after designs of the new naval mine layer from a safe in Admiral Corby's home.

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The Radium Theft of Dr. Death

Story featuring Scoop Smith

Storyline: Scoop is hired to recover $350,000 in radium stolen from a local hospital.

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Incident At Maloana

Story featuring Lance O'Casey

Storyline: Finding the owner of the Moloana Trading Company severely injured, Lance learns that natives made the attack and kidnapped an American girl and her father in the process. Lance and Mr. Hogan track down the kidnapper and rescues the pair.

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Seals of Doom

Story featuring Dan Dare

Storyline: Dan is engaged to investigate the murder of a man on the estate of wealthy Carlos Peseta, but, in the process, uncovers a drug smuggling operation.

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Lucky Seven Cash Contest

Storyline: Illustrated contest page in which readers are asked to name their favorite Whiz Comics character in a 50 word or less letter. There are $25 in cash prizes awarded: $10 for 1st place, $5 for 2nd place and $1 each for the next 10 places. Deadline for entry is given as January 15, 1940.

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This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00
Hey Kids! Read the "Surprise" Magazine Mechanix Illustrated
Extra Whiz Comics Extra